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Writing & Creative

Creative writing, fiction, poetry, and writing craft.

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JA Jay Squires

Truth Is, I Am Dying

An open-letter to my Medium family

May 17, 2026 · 9 min read · 13,964 claps paywalled #nonfiction #death-and-dying #this-happened-to-me

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BA Barbara Carter · The Narrative Arc

The Photo I Wish I Hadn’t Taken

What my parents’ 40th anniversary revealed

May 01, 2026 · 4 min read · 9,565 claps paywalled #marriage #family #personal-essay

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PH Phaguni Shrivastava

You Haven’t Met All of Yourself Yet

And that’s the most beautiful part of life.

Apr 22, 2026 · 3 min read · 8,578 claps paywalled #writing #self-improvement #life

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MA Maximus Planudes

The Anti-Empathy Movement & the End of the Iliad

I’ve been teaching the Iliad to undergraduates for several decades. Every semester, I argue that the core emotional scene in the whole poem…

Feb 17, 2026 · 14 min read · 6,376 claps #empathy #iliad

The Anti-Empathy Movement & the End of the Iliad

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ED Edward Swafford · Black Coffee Creative

Palliation

The cradle of neglect

Mar 11, 2024 · 2 min read · 6,326 claps paywalled #poetry #life #ageing

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ED Edward Swafford · Black Coffee Creative

Your New God

Worship me

Jan 12, 2024 · 2 min read · 5,966 claps paywalled #poetry #poem #artificial-intelligence

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MA Matt Lillywhite · Age of Empathy

Why Does Nobody Talk About The Hardest Part Of Getting Older?

Somewhere along the way, time with family stopped feeling routine and began feeling precious.

May 08, 2026 · 5 min read · 5,160 claps paywalled #parenting #memoir #nonfiction

Why Does Nobody Talk About The Hardest Part Of Getting Older?

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PH Phaguni Shrivastava

May We Never See Ourselves Through the Eyes of Those Who Never Truly Saw Us

On self-worth, emotional awareness, and learning to see yourself beyond others’ perceptions

Feb 08, 2026 · 3 min read · 5,076 claps paywalled #writing #relationships #self-improvement

May We Never See Ourselves Through the Eyes of Those Who Never Truly Saw Us

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JA Janice Harayda · Thought Thinkers

When Should You Stop Reading A Book?

Here’s how I made the call on Percival Everett’s ‘James,’ a National Book Award winner and Pulitzer frontrunner

Dec 29, 2024 · 6 min read · 4,719 claps paywalled #books #reading #fiction

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NA Natalie · The Narrative Arc

The Comforting Melody of the Ocean Waves Spoke to Me

3rd of January, 2023 / 10:23 am EST

Jan 06, 2023 · 4 min read · 4,580 claps paywalled #nonfiction #ocean-sounds #now

The Comforting Melody of the Ocean Waves Spoke to Me

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BE Ben Ulansey · Thought Thinkers

For the Love of Language, Stop Abusing Subheadings

Why we should resist the TikTokification of the written word

Sep 25, 2025 · 5 min read · 4,336 claps paywalled #writing-tips #memoir #subheadings

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DE Desiree Peralta · Books Are Our Superpower

“Women Are Basically Reading Porn”

And other misogynistic comments I receive when I say I’m a fiction reader

Mar 08, 2026 · 7 min read · 4,325 claps paywalled #books #women #feminism

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BA Barbara Carter · The Narrative Arc

I Spent Decades Wondering Why He Chose Her

Then I found two sentences that explained everything

Jun 02, 2026 · 5 min read · 4,282 claps paywalled #relationships #relationships-love-dating #life-lessons

I Spent Decades Wondering Why He Chose Her

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ED Edward Swafford · Black Coffee Creative

She Commands

She sways she pays

Oct 04, 2023 · 1 min read · 4,079 claps paywalled #poetry #poetry-on-medium #feminism

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YO your semicolon;

I feel like I’m behind in life.

I feel like I’m behind in life

Mar 17, 2026 · 2 min read · 4,049 claps #writing #feelings #thoughts

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DA Dana DuBois · Three Imaginary Girls

My Dad, Dementia, and the Things We Don’t Forget

In the end, all we want is to be remembered.

Feb 20, 2025 · 9 min read · 4,042 claps paywalled #aging #family #alzeihmers

My Dad, Dementia, and the Things We Don’t Forget

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TH Thief

Woke Lies Fallow

the death of old man rock

Dec 05, 2025 · 1 min read · 3,900 claps paywalled #poetry #glastonbury #music

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AN Annie Trevaskis · Songstories

I’m So Tired of Being Lonely

I still have some love to give

Apr 10, 2023 · 2 min read · 3,815 claps paywalled #music #tthe-travelling-wilburys #handle-with-care

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MO Moeez.

The things we leave behind unspoken

Silence begins to feel like home

Apr 14, 2026 · 2 min read · 3,774 claps paywalled #writing #poetry #self-awareness

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BL BloggingLen · NEW LITERARY SOCIETY

The Power of the Family Black Sheep

What the most misunderstood members of our family trees teach us about belonging.

May 06, 2026 · 4 min read · 3,749 claps #society #psychology #personal-development